Maine 59 mins ago

Army reservist who warned about Maine killer before shootings to testify

A U.S. Army reservist who sounded the clearest warning ahead of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting is answering questions Thursday from the commission investigating the tragedy. Six weeks before Robert C...

  • forecast 16 hours ago

    Rain, slight chance of isolated T-storms, followed by temperature drop

    Unlike days prior, Wednesday morning has started with overcast skies instead of sun. Because of the pattern, the clouds won’t be enough to keep temperatures down though. Highs Wednesday will near 60°. The air is a bit more humid, too, as moisture is inbound ahead of a few scattered rain showers for the early afternoon and evening. Most of the...
  • norwell Apr 24

    Shoppers warned after rash of wallet thefts at Norwell stores

    Shoppers on the South Shore are being warned by police to stay on their guard while shopping. That message comes after a rash of stolen wallets. “I’m always in here. I shop here all the time and I just see women leaving their wallets and their pocketbooks in their wagon all the time and I always say to them,...

  • Apr 24

    Grasshopper Vegan Restaurant in Allston is closing

    [This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] An Asian dining spot that features vegan food is shutting down, though it could be reborn in a new space. According to multiple sources, including a poster within the Friends of Boston’s Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Grasshopper Vegan Restaurant in Allston is getting ready to cl...
  • Marshfield 19 hours ago

    Marshfield reportedly rejects rezoning for MBTA housing law; AG reacts

    Marshfield, Massachusetts, appears unlikely to draw a state lawsuit right away after its Town Meeting on Monday reportedly rejected a plan that would have complied with new zoning requirements for communities near MBTA service. Town Meeting shot down an 84-acre zoning change by a 169-289 vote, according to The Patriot Ledger, which reported that Ma...
  • Rhode Island Apr 24

    Girl, 10, hit by car in RI while in crosswalk, police say

    A 10-year-old girl was hit by a car in Johnston, Rhode Island, while crossing the street Tuesday night, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The crash happened at about 8 p.m. on Plainfield Street, Johnston police said. The girl was in the crosswalk in front of the Pentecostal Fountain of Life Church, police said, adding she had exited a family......
  • Karen Read 16 hours ago

    Karen Read trial jury selected; judge open to moving courtrooms

    The jury has been seated in the Karen Read trial, according to the defense, after a weeklong jury selection process. The jury has been seated in the Karen Read trial, according to the defense, after a weeklong jury selection process.

  • Boston 12 hours ago

    Students at Harvard, Brown join in pro-Palestinian protests across college campuses

    College students in New England and nationwide have remained resilient in their protests against the war in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian encampments have popped up across campus lawns at MIT, Harvard University and other Boston area colleges. These students are standing in solidarity with their peers from Columbia University in New York. Not only are they...
  • forecast Apr 24

    Scattered rain Wednesday with a slight chance of thunder

    Our only unsettled day of the workweek is not looking like a washout. A few showers dart through the area Wednesday morning, followed by a break, then a couple more to finish the day. It’s possible that some spots come away with just a sprinkle over the course of the entire day. Also worth noting that the final leg...

  • Apr 24

    Student protests divide college campuses as violence in Gaza persists

    Dozens of students at MIT, Tufts, and Emerson College have set up camp in solidarity with Columbia University students who were forcibly removed from their encampments last week. A coalition of student groups has set up a tent encampment on MIT’s campus, calling for the school to divest from any financial ties it has with Israel. “We ar...
  • Cape Cod Apr 23

    Cape Cod woman's death sparks battle over whether her horse should live

    Efforts are underway in a Cape Cod town to save a horse whose owner died after expressing she had wanted the animal buried with her. Barbara Collins of Sandwich, Massachusetts, had a dying wish to be buried with her beloved horse, Brady — named after longtime Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. After Collins’ death from stomach cancer, that wish ...
  • New Hampshire 20 hours ago

    Manchester police officer arrested on domestic violence charges

    A police officer in Manchester, New Hampshire, has been arrested over allegations of domestic violence. New Hampshire State Police say 28-year-old Michael MacNeilly, an officer with the Manchester Police Department, was arrested Tuesday. MacNeilly is facing six counts of simple assault, as well as charges of obstructing the report of a crime or inj...
  • Massachusetts Apr 24

    Mass. murder suspect arrested at NY airport

    A man from western Massachusetts was arrested in New York state Tuesday on a murder charge after police responding to a call for a bad odor found a body inside the man’s apartment, authorities said. The investigation began when someone reported a foul odor coming from an apartment on Chapman Street in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Inside, police...
  • Boston Apr 23

    Serious crash on Mass. Pike in Brighton backs up highway

    A serious crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston Tuesday afternoon was causing heavy traffic toward the city. Massachusetts State Police urged drivers to seek alternate routes around the crash on the highway in Brighton. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation characterized the crash as a rollover. An SUV was seen propped up on the be...
  • car crash Apr 23

    3 people, including 15-year-old driver, charged in police chase that ended in crash on I-290

    A 15-year-old driving a stolen car and his two adult passengers are facing charges after leading police on a chase on multiple Massachusetts highways Monday before crashing the car off Interstate 290 in Northborough, according to police. The driver, who was not identified due to his age, was released to his mother after the incident and was due for...
  • Framingham Apr 24

    Man found dead behind Framingham shopping center identified as restaurant worker

    A man found dead Saturday night in Framingham, Massachusetts, behind the business he worked in an apparent homicide has been identified, authorities said Tuesday. Framingham police officers were called to a Shoppers World business on Worcester Road about 10 p.m., where they found a man dead in the trash area behind the building, Middlesex District ...
  • Boston Apr 24

    Here's when to see Tuesday night's full pink moon

    The full pink moon occurs Tuesday night and our weather will be perfect for viewing. The moonrise is at 7:34 p.m. for Boston and the moon is officially full at 7:49 p.m. That is the exact time the moon is positioned 180 degrees from the sun, though the moon appears full all night, and even for the next couple nights. …

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